The Cambridge History of Japan, Vol. 1: Ancient Japan (Volume 1) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521223520 ISBN 13: 9780521223522

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Japan's ancient age was a period of radical and political change during which a Chinese-style empire emerged. This volume of The Cambridge History of Japan spans the beginnings of human existence to the end of the eighth century, focusing on the thousand years between 300 B.C. and 784, the end of the fabulous Nara period. The volume explores this period in four stages: (1) The Yayoi period (to about 250 A.D.) when small kingdoms and kingdom federations accumulated enough power to dispatch diplomatic missions to Korea and China; (2) the Yamato period (to 587) when priestly rulers, having gained economic and military power, conquered most of Japan; (3) the Century of Reform (to 710) when Japanese leaders, pressed by China's expanding T'ang empire, set out to build a strong Chinese-style empire of their own; (4) the Nara period (to 784) when spectacular literary, artistic, architectural, and religious advances were made.

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Book Description:

Japan's ancient age was a period of radical and political change during which a Chinese-style empire emerged. Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of Japan spans the beginnings of human existence to the end of the eighth century, focusing on the thousand years between 300 BC and 784, the end of the fabulous Nara period when spectacular literary, artistic, architectural and religious advances were made.

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Japan's ancient age was a period of radical social and political change during which a Chinese-style empire emerged. This volume in The Cambridge History of Japan spans the beginnings of human existence to the end of the eight century, focusing on the thousand years between 300 B. C. and A. D. 784 when the Nara period came to an end.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521223520
• ISBN 13: 9780521223522
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 630
• Editor: Brown Delmer M.